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SEOUL (Reuters) - Former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung, who orchestrated an unprecedented summit with North Korea's leader in 2000, has canceled a trip to Pyongyang planned for next week, South Korean broadcaster YTN said on Wednesday. The announcement comes as Seoul, Washington and Tokyo have said there is evidence North Korea may conduct a test-launch of a long-range missile, which the three have said would present a grave danger to regional security. Kim's office will hold a...

By Jack Kim and Lee Jin-joo SEOUL (Reuters) - A commercial truck carrying missile parts exploded inside a South Korean highway tunnel on Tuesday, YTN television and South Korean defense officials said. The truck was in a four-vehicle convoy when its brakes failed on a highway linking the southern city of Taegu with Masan, just west of Pusan where a summit meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum is taking place later this month. No casualties were reported, the Air Force...

SEOUL (Reuters) - A military truck carrying missile parts exploded inside a South Korean highway tunnel on Tuesday, YTN television reported. The truck was in a four-vehicle convoy when its brakes failed on a highway linking the southern city of Taegu and Masan, just west of Pusan where a summit meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum is scheduled to be held later this month. No casualties were reported, YTN said. A police officer said by telephone there were reports of a...